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Can't add to a selection by pressing shift mac - blogsofwardotme - 04-08-2025
Hi, I am in GIMP 3.0.2 on mac book, works perfectly, I need to add to a selection, the search says To add to a selection in GIMP, hold down the Shift key while making a new selection with any of the selection tools, and the new selection will be added to the existing one.
I hold Shift and nothing happens, I think these searches are not made for mac. Thank you
RE: Can't add to a selection by pressing shift mac - Ofnuts - 04-08-2025
(04-08-2025, 09:07 AM)blogsofwardotme Wrote: Hi, I am in GIMP 3.0.2 on mac book, works perfectly, I need to add to a selection, the search says To add to a selection in GIMP, hold down the Shift key while making a new selection with any of the selection tools, and the new selection will be added to the existing one.
I hold Shift and nothing happens, I think these searches are not made for mac. Thank you
What thar doesn't tell is that you have to "commit" the first selection by striking [Enter] or by double-clicking inside. Otherwise the "shift" key is understood as a modifier for the first selection tool use (and doesn't do anything in many tools).
You can also force the Add/Subtrac/Intersect mode of the tool in the Tool options (but using keyboard modifiers is more practical)